RESOLUTION TO CHANGE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OR RESIDENT AGENT
The directors/stockholders/general partner/authorized person of
(Name of Entity)
organized under the laws of passed the following resolution:
(State)
(Check applicable boxes)
The principal office is changed from: (old address)
to: (new address)
The name and address of the resident agent is changed from:
to:
I certify under penalties of perjury the foregoing is true.
Signed
Secretary or Assistant Secretary
General Partner
Authorized Person
I hereby consent to my designation in this document as resident agent for this entity.
Signed
Resident Agent
Maryland State Department of Assessments & Taxation
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CHANGINGTHEPRINCIPALOFFICEORRESIDENTAGENT
OFACORPORATION,LIMITEDPARTNERSHIP,
LIMITEDLIABILITYCOMPANYOR
LIMITEDLIABILITYPARTNERSHIPINMARYLAND
I. MarylandandForeignCorporations
(A) Noticebycorporationofdesignationorchangeofprincipalofficeorresidentagent
1. A
corporationmaydesignateorchangeitsresidentagentorprincipalofficebyfilingforrecordwiththe
Departmentacertifiedcopyofaresolutionofitsboardofdirectorswhichauthorizesthedesignationorchange.
2. Acorporationmaychangetheaddressofitsresidentagentbyfilingfor
recordwiththeDepartmentastatement
ofthechangesignedbyitspresidentoroneofitsvicepresidents.
3. Adesignationorchangeofacorporation'sprincipalofficeoritsresidentagentorhisaddressiseffectivewhen
theDepartmentacceptstheresolutionorstatementforrecord.
SAMPLERESOLUTIONISASFOLLOWS:
"TheBoardofDirectorsof(NAMEOFCORPORATION),acorporationorganizedin(NAMEOFSTATEWHEREORGANIZED)on
(DATE)dulyapprovedaresolutionasfollows:_________________________________
RESOLVED:Thatthe(principalofficeorresidentagent‐INSERTWHICHEVERAPPLICABLE)ofthecorporationischanged
to_________________________________________________________________.
I,(namean
dtitleofanofficer)certifyunderthepenaltiesofperjurytha
ttothebestofmyknowledge,information,and
belieftheforegoingresolutionistrueinallmaterialrespects.
Iherebyconsenttomydesignationinthisdocumentasresidentagentforthiscorporation.
SIGNED:________________________________ResidentAgent”
NOTE:Forclos
ecorporationswhichhavemadeanelectiontohavenoboardofdirectors,theword"stockhold
ers"shouldbe
insertedintheforegoingresolutioninplaceoftheword"directors."
(B) Noticebyresidentagentofchangeofaddress
1. A
residentagentwhochangeshisaddressinMarylandshouldnotifytheDepartmentofthechangebyfilingfor
recordwiththeDepartmentastatementofthechangesignedbyhimoronhisbehalf.
2. Thestatementshallinclude:
1. Thenamesofthecorporationsforwhichthechangeiseffective;
2. Hisoldandnewaddresses;and
3. Thedateonwhichthechangeiseffective.
3. Iftheoldandnewa
ddressesoftheresidentagentarethesameastheoldandnewaddressesoftheprincipal
officeofthecorporation,thestatementshouldincludeachangeofaddressfortheprincipalofficeif:
1. Th
eresidentagentnotifiesthecorpo rationinwriting;and
2. Thestatementrecitesthathehasdoneso.
4. ThechangeofaddressoftheresidentagentorprincipalofficeiseffectivewhentheDepartmentacceptsthe
statementforrecord.
(C) Resignationofresidentagent
1. Aresidentagentmayresign
byfilingwiththeDepartmentacounterpartorphotocopyofthesigned
resignation.
2. Unlessalatertimeisspecifiedintheresignation,itiseffective:
1. AtthetimeitisfiledwiththeDepartment,ifthecorporationhasmorethanoneresident
agent;or
2. Tendaysafteritisfiled
withtheDepartmentifthecorporationhasonlyoneresidentagent.
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II. MarylandandForeignLimitedPartnerships,LimitedLiabilityCompaniesandLimitedLiabilityPartnerships
(A) Alimitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartnershipmay
changeitsresidentagentor
principalofficebyfilingforrecordwiththeDepartmentastatementsignedbyoneofitsgeneralpartnersor
authorizedpersonforalimitedliabilitycompanywhichauthorizesthedesignationorchange.Thenewresident
agentmustalsosign.
(B) Alimitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorli
mitedliabilitypartnershipmaychangetheaddressofits
residentagentbyfilingforrecordwiththeDepartmentastatementofthechangesignedbyoneofitsgeneral
partnersorauthorizedpersonforalimitedliabilitycompany.
(C) Achangeofaprincipalofficeorresidentagentoraddressoftheresidentagentfor
alimitedpartnership,limited
liabilitycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartnershipiseffectivewhentheDepartmentacceptsthestatementfor
record.
(D) AresidentagentwhochangeshisaddressintheStateshouldnotifytheDepartmentofthechangebyfilingfor
recordwiththeDepartmentastatem
entofthechangesignedbyhimoronhisbehalf.Thestatementshall
include:
1. Thenameofthelimitedpartnership,limitedliabil itycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartnership
forwhichthechangeiseffective;
2. Theoldandnewaddressoftheresidentagent;and
3. Thedateonwhichthechangeiseffective.
(E) Iftheoldandnewa
ddressesoftheresidentagentarethesameastheoldandnewaddressesoftheprincipal
officeofthelimitedpartnership,thestatementshouldincludeachangeofaddressfortheprincipalofficeif:
1. Th
eresidentagentnotifiesthelimi tedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimited
liabilitypartnershipinwriting;and
2. Thestatementrecitesthatheorshehasdoneso
(F) Thechangeofaddressoftheresidentagentorprincipalofficeiseffective whentheDepartmentacceptsthe
statementforrecord.
(G) A
residentagentmayresignbyfilingwiththeDepartmentacounterpartorphotocopyofhisorhersigned
resignation.Unlessalatertimeisspecifiedintheresignation,itiseffective:
1. Atthetimeitis filedwiththeDepartment,ifthelimitedpartne
rshiphasmorethanone
residentagent;or
2. TendaysafteritisfiledwiththeDepartmentifthecorporationhasonlyoneresidentagent.
III. OtherInformation
(A) Aresidentagentofaforeignordomesticcorporation,limitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimited
liabilitypartnershipshallbeeither:
1. AcitizenofMarylandwhoresidesinMaryland;or
2. AnactiveMarylandcorporation.
(B) FeesThefeetofileanoticeofchangeofprincipaloffice,residentagent,orresidentagent'saddressis
$25.00percorporation,limitedpartnership,limitedliabilitycompanyorlimitedliabilitypartn
ership.Thereisno
feeforaresidentagenttoresign.
(C) Iflegalquestionsariseregardingthechangeofprincipaloffice,resident agentorresidentagent'saddress,you
shouldconsultanattorneyand/orCorporationsandAssociationsArticleoftheAnnotatedCodeofMaryland.
TheAnnotatedCodeofMarylandcanbefoundin
mostpubliclibrariesinMaryland.Section2108oftheCodeis
relevanttochangingtheprincipaloffice,residentagentandresidentagent'saddress.
(D) Walkinprocessingofdocumentsisdoneonlyuponpaymentofanexpeditedfee:$50.00tofileadocument,
$20.00toreceiveacertifi
cateofstatus,$20.00toreceivecopiesofadocument.Thesefeesareinadditionto
thenormalfeescharged.Expeditedservicerequestsmayalsobemadebymail.Inboldprintonbothacover
letterandontheenvelopestate"EXPEDITEDSERV
ICEREQUESTED"andincludetheexpeditedfee.
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NOTES:
1. Duetothefactthatthelawsgoverningtheformationandoperationofbusinessentitiesandthe
effectivenessofaUCCFinancingStatementinvolvesmorethanfilingdocumentswithouroffice,we
suggestyouconsultanattorney,accountantorotherprofessional.StateDepartmentofAssessments
&Taxationstaffcannotofferbusinesscounselingorlegaladvice.
2. RegardingannualdocumentstobefiledwiththeDepartmentofAssessments&Taxation:All
domesticandforeignlegalentitiesmustsubmitaBusinessPersonalPropertyReturntothe
Department.FailuretofileaBusinessPersonalPropertyReturnwillresultinforfeitureofyourrightto
conductbusinessinMaryland.TheBusinessPersonalPropertyReturnisdueannuallyonApril15
th
.
InformationonFiling:
WhereandhowdoIfilemydocuments?
Bymailorinpersonsubmissionsshoulddirectedto:
StateDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxation,CharterDivision
301W.PrestonStreet;8thFloor
Baltimore,MD212012395
AllchecksmustbemadeouttoStateDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxation.Thecosttofile
documentsshouldbeincludedwiththeform.Ascheduleoffilingfeesisavailableonlineat
http://dat.maryland.gov/businesses/Documents/FEES.pdf
OnlinebusinessregistrationanddocumentfilingviatheMarylandEGovBusinessportal.Seethe
MarylandBusinessExpresslinkonthehomepageatwww.dat.maryland.gov
TheDepartmentofAssessmentsandTaxationnolongeracceptsviafacsimile(fax)corporate
documentsforfilingordocumentcopyrequest.
Howlongwillittaketoprocessmydocuments?
Regulardocumentprocessingtimeis4‐6weeks.
Expeditedprocessingrequestwillbehandledwithin7businessdays.Theexpeditedservicefeeisan
additional$50.00foreachdocument;otherfeesmayalsoapply.
Handdelivereddocumentsinlimitedquantitiesreceivesamedayexpeditedservicebetween8:30a.m.
and4:30p.m.,MondaythroughFriday.Youmustbeinlinenolaterthan4:15p.m.inordertoreceive
servicethatsameday.
Onlinefileddocumentsareconsideredexpeditedandwillbeprocessedwithin7businessdays.
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